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Adult hospitalizations from immigration detention in Louisiana and Texas, 2015–2018 [PDF]

PLOS Global Public Health, 2022
Poor health conditions within immigration detention facilities have attracted significant concerns from policymakers and activists alike. There is no systematic data on the causes of hospitalizations from immigration detention facilities or their ...
Joseph Nwadiuko, Chanelle Diaz, Katherine Yun, Karla Fredricks, Sarah Polk, Sural Shah, Nandita Mitra, Judith A. Long   +7 more
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Health of children who experienced Australian immigration detention [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2023
Background Australian immigration policy resulted in large numbers of children being held in locked detention. We examined the physical and mental health of children and families who experienced immigration detention.
Shidan Tosif, Hamish Graham, Karen Kiang, Ingrid Laemmle-Ruff, Rachel Heenan, Andrea Smith, Thomas Volkman, Tom Connell, Georgia Paxton   +8 more
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Hunger strikes among asylum seekers in Australian immigration detention: prevalence, precipitants, characteristics, and management [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Hunger strikes are commonly reported in places of detention, and Australia has some of the most restrictive immigration detention policies globally.
Elise McKenzie, Rohan Borschmann, Lauren Saling, Kyli Hedrick   +3 more
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Women’s Experiences of Immigration Detention in Italy: Examining Immigration Procedural Fairness, Human Dignity, and Health [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
Recent decades have witnessed a growing number of states around the world relying on border control measures, such as immigration detention, to govern human mobility and control the movements of those classified as “unauthorised non-citizens.” In ...
Francesca Esposito, Francesca Esposito, Salvatore Di Martino, Erica Briozzo, Caterina Arcidiacono, Jose Ornelas   +5 more
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Individuals’ experiences in U.S. immigration detention during the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic: major challenges and public health implications [PDF]

Health & Justice, 2023
Background Individuals held in carceral settings were significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, limited research exists of the direct experiences of individuals detained by the United States (U.S.) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Caroline H. Lee, Nishant Uppal, Parsa Erfani, Raquel Sofia Sandoval, Kathryn Hampton, Ranit Mishori, Katherine R. Peeler   +6 more
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Mental Health Consultations in Immigration Detention: What Can We Learn From Clinical Records? [PDF]

International Journal of Public Health
Objectives: Knowledge on mental health consultations in immigration detention and characteristics of people receiving consultations is scarce. Based on a sample of 230 adult men in immigration detention in Switzerland, we aimed to: (1) Quantify the ...
Leonel C. Gonçalves, Leonel C. Gonçalves, Patrick Heller, Anne-Claire B. Bachmann, Jonathan Barbolini, Clara Fuhrer, Laurent Gétaz, Laurent Gétaz, Eric Luke, Hans Wolff, Stéphanie Baggio, Stéphanie Baggio   +11 more
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Self-harm among asylum seekers in Australian onshore immigration detention: how incidence rates vary by held detention type [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Detained asylum seekers are at increased risk of self-harm, and the type of detention in which they are held may further exacerbate this risk.
Kyli Hedrick, Gregory Armstrong, Guy Coffey, Rohan Borschmann   +3 more
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Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among refugees and migrants in immigration detention: systematic review with meta-analysis [PDF]

BJPsych Open, 2021
Background The number of forced migrants is increasing worldwide. Some governments detain refugees and migrants in immigration detention centres, which is associated with adverse mental health outcomes.
Irina Verhülsdonk, Mona Shahab, Marc Molendijk   +2 more
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Approaching pediatric mental health screening and care in immigration detention [PDF]

The Lancet Regional Health. Americas
Summary: Children held in US immigration detention facilities often arrive with significant mental health conditions requiring prompt attention. Despite the abundance of literature highlighting the need for adequate mental health care in migrant children,
Shela Sridhar, Leah Ratner, Matthew G. Gartland, Dennis Kunichoff, Margaret M. Sullivan, Vasileia Digidiki   +5 more
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Australian immigration detention health study protocol: a prospective, mixed-methods cohort study examining the physical and mental health of refugees and asylum seekers [PDF]

BMJ Open
Introduction Globally, studies have consistently demonstrated the harmful mental and physical health impacts of immigration detention, with high levels of distress documented among detained asylum seekers and refugees (ASR).
Susan Rees, Suresh Sundram, Bafreen Sherif, Debbie C Hocking, Mohammad Asghari-Jafarabadi   +4 more
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